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nzherald.co.nz - National Key: Waitangi tradition to continue Prime Minister John Key says the tradition of politicians going to Te Tii Marae should continue, despite calls for the annual visit to be scrapped after he was shouted off the marae by protestors yesterday.A spokesman for the Lower... SAS soldier awake, talking to family The soldier who collapsed during an SAS training run has woken up.Lieutenant Teria Cowan has been in a coma since January 25th, when he collapsed during a selection course in the Hunua Ranges.He was trying to complete an 8 kilometre... Prince Charles, Camilla to visit NZ in November The Prince of Wales is coming to New Zealand, as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.Prime Minister John Key has confirmed Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall will visit in November.He says he's looking forward... Waitangi Day dawn service 'peaceful' The Prime Minister's prayer this morning at the Waitangi Day dawn service drew heavily on a 172-year-old saying.The atmosphere at the Treaty ground's whare runanga where the service is held was a world away from yesterday's tension.Instead... Say goodbye to the classic Kiwi summer More floods, droughts and extreme weather events associated with the El Nino and La Nina cycles can be expected in New Zealand in a warming world, Auckland researchers predict.A group of University of Auckland scientists looking... Auckland: A city divided by income Auckland has changed from an equal city to an unequal one in less than a generation with the income gap between rich and poor widening dramatically over the past 25 years.Whereas most people's incomes were bunched tightly around... Iwi clear on Treaty clause - it stays Pressure increased on the Government yesterday to keep a Treaty clause under its partial asset sales plans after 60 iwi leaders gave Prime Minister John Key a clear message that he was courting trouble if he tried to scrap it.And... Outrun the law in Bay of Plenty? Yeah right Forget the donut-munching, desk-riding stereotype of The Simpsons - when it comes to Kiwi cops, you just can't outrun the law.Police from the Bay of Plenty district have been revealed as the fittest in the country, boasting the... Ethics changes may be threat to patients, say critics The health of patients who take part in treatment trials may be put in danger by Government changes to ethics committees, says a group of academics.After a health select committee inquiry last year into making New Zealand more attractive... Facebook breastfeed ban stuns mothers Facebook's ban on hundreds of breastfeeding photos has rankled a maternity advocacy group and prompted an Australian protest.The social network site's actions are offensive and undermine international efforts to boost breastfeeding... Protesters disrupt Waitangi, abuse MPs Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says it's the mark of the man that John Key reiterated his commitment to keep coming to Te Tii Marae despite facing abuse alongside Maori ministers.The Prime Minister's visit yesterday was cut short... Mind the widening gap ... a tale of two cities At this time of year - weather permitting - beaches along Auckland's eastern waterfront from Mission Bay to St Heliers are full of families enjoying the sun.Images of pohutukawa in bloom and sun sparkling off the water are the basis... Backpackers left with nothing after campervan stolen Two Frenchwomen on a working holiday are left broke and with only the clothes they stand in after their camper van was stolen outside an Auckland supermarket.Their losses include $1500 in cash each - their earnings from a month's... Grieving parents want man deported The parents of a Rotorua teenager who took her own life are fighting to ensure the man convicted of an unlawful relationship with her is deported back to Samoa.Hayley-Anne Fenton, 15, killed herself shortly after receiving a text... Turia says PM made mistake on clause Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia says it was "disappointing" the Prime Minister did not not recognise the magnitude of Section 9 of the State Owned Enterprises Act 1986.And he had made a "mistake" to say it was largely symbolic... Lantern Festival sets park aglow The mythical Chinese dragon came alive in Auckland at the weekend, as more than 100,000 people turned up to the annual Lantern Festival to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.The three-day event, held at Albert Park in the central... Outcry over Kopu demolition idea Supporters of the old Kopu Bridge are outraged Thames-Coromandel's mayor wants to demolish it and turn the centre span into a land-based historical landmark.Mayor Glenn Leach believes removing the 83-year-old bridge and creating... Claudelands Events Centre returns 'overly optimistic' Crucial figures for the $68.5 million Claudelands Events Centre were influenced by city council staff who increased the number of events and inflated the revenue expected in the first three years of operation.A $30,000 peer review... 'Free GP' to appeal against latest tribunal decision Hamilton's "free GP" will appeal against the latest decision from the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal where he was found guilty of professional misconduct.Suresh Vatsyayann is awaiting the outcome of an earlier appeal... Realistic rents fill space in Hamilton Realistic rents and building upgrades are credited with filling up retail space in Hamilton's central city.There are fewer empty shops in the CBD than at any time in the past three years, with mainly food and fashion retailers moving... Warning: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Name or service not known in /home/pixieplo/public_html/inc.rss2array.php on line 55 Warning: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to www.gadgetpeople.co.nz:80 (php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Name or service not known) in /home/pixieplo/public_html/inc.rss2array.php on line 55 |
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